English dictionary
farther
/'f/A/r/D//@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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More remote; more distant than something else.
Source: webster1913
adverb
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to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)
ExamplesThe application of the law was extended farther.
He is going no farther in his studies.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)
ExamplesFarther north.
Moved farther away.
Farther down the corridor.
The practice may go back still farther to the Druids.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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At or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking <i>farther</i>.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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more distant in especially space or time
ExamplesThey live in the farther house.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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more distant in especially degree
ExamplesFarther from the truth.
Farther from our expectations.
Synonyms furtherSource: WordNet 3.0
verb
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To help onward. [R.] See <u>Further</u>.
Source: webster1913